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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Possibility of Evil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is repeatedly used to describe the day on which the story opens?
(a) "Golden."
(b) "Mild."
(c) "Summery."
(d) "Lovely."

2. What did Tommy Lewis call Miss Strangeworth in high school?
(a) "Adela."
(b) "Miss Adela."
(c) "Addie."
(d) "Worthy"

3. Why does Miss Strangeworth feel so certain that the children in front of the post office will be respectful toward her?
(a) She has been a good friend to their families and knows most of them by name.
(b) She knows that the children of the town have all be raised to respect older people.
(c) She thinks that there is nothing about her that a person could possibly make fun of.
(d) She thinks that they would not dare to make fun of someone as important as her.

4. According to Miss Strangeworth, to whom should Helen apologize?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The baby.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Miss Strangeworth.

5. What do the people in town decide is wrong with Linda Stewart after they realize that she has not had a fight with her boyfriend?
(a) They think that there must be some problem at home.
(b) They think that she is having trouble in school.
(c) They think that she may be experimenting with alcohol.
(d) They think that she must have argued with her best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Possibility of Evil"?

2. When Miss Strangeworth thinks to herself "People must live graciously, after all," (425), what does this show about her as a person?

3. What business did Miss Strangeworth's grandfather run?

4. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?

5. What color paper does Miss Strangeworth choose for the note to Don Crane about his baby daughter?

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